When you lose the ability to write, you also lose some of your ability to think

Re:When you lose the ability to write, you also lose some of... by andy_ppp on Thursday May 11, 2023 @02:38AM (#35898545)

We just use our brains differently now, mostly to find ways that support our default positions, that leave our minds unchallenged and certain.

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Re:When you lose the ability to write, you also lose some of... by bayindirh on Thursday May 11, 2023 @02:41AM (#35898564)

The thing is our bandwidth is limited and we allocate it differently now. However, not all replacements are beneficial and adding external dependencies adds points of failure.

Challenging yourself is conscious decision. Make choices to challenge yourself, and don't build an echo chamber.

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Re:When you lose the ability to write, you also lose some of... by RealityVoid on Thursday May 11, 2023 @02:41AM (#35898567)

Hah, as if people 2000 years ago were more open to challenging ideas.

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Re:When you lose the ability to write, you also lose some of... by musicale on Thursday May 11, 2023 @02:44AM (#35898596)

It's remarkable what some 200,000 people (maybe fewer?) in ancient Athens were apparently able to come up with.[1]

They even did pretty well with computing with the Antikythera mechanism and its predecessors; though, like Babbage, they were limited by the manufacturing technology of the day.

[1] https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1165/ancient-greek-inve...

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Re:When you lose the ability to write, you also lose some of... by lifeonlars on Thursday May 11, 2023 @07:52AM (#35900858)

Not sure this is a representative sample of "people 2000 years ago".

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Re:When you lose the ability to write, you also lose some of... by maxbond on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:32AM (#35898975)

As I recall Socrates was put to death by the ancient Athenians for "corrupting the youth" by encouraging them to be critical of dogma.

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